Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education Park Jong-hoon Visits 'Wall of Memory' to Commemorate Sewol Ferry Disaster Victims

Superintendent Park Jong-hoon of Gyeongnam Office of Education (right in the photo) and Lee Jin-gyu, representative of the Gyeongnam Safe Living Practice Citizens' Coalition, signed a safety work agreement on the 16th to promote safety culture and prevent safety accidents.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] On the 16th, the Gyeongnam Provincial Office of Education held a signing ceremony to establish a public-private safety cooperation system in commemoration of the '6th National Safety Day,' along with a memorial flower offering for the 6th anniversary of the Sewol Ferry disaster and an exhibition of outstanding safety-themed paintings.

The event was conducted in a way that avoided large gatherings in accordance with the government's 'social distancing' policy to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), while still honoring the significance of National Safety Day and the 6th anniversary memorial of the Sewol Ferry disaster.

First, in the morning, Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Gyeongnam Education, and Lee Jin-gyu, representative of the Gyeongnam Safety Life Practice Citizens' Association, signed a safety work agreement to promote safety culture and prevent safety accidents. Both organizations pledged to cooperate further to activate student safety education, develop related content, and strengthen safety education for parents.

The Gyeongnam Safety Life Practice Citizens' Association has been supporting instructors for the Gyeongnam Office of Education's 'Visiting Safety Experience Classroom' project since last year.

'Sewol Ferry Memory Wall' installed at Gyeongsangnam-do Livestock Education and Training Institute

Superintendent Park then visited the 'Sewol Memory Wall' installed at the Gyeongnam Office of Education Training Institute to offer flowers and pay tribute to the victims.

Additionally, the Gyeongnam Office of Education guided its affiliated institutions, education support offices, and schools to conduct autonomous activities suited to their circumstances during the 'School Safety Practice and Pledge Week' set from the 13th to the 17th of this month. To raise safety awareness, 20 outstanding paintings related to school safety are being exhibited in the first-floor corridor of the education office headquarters.

Superintendent Park said, "The most important foundation for realizing future education through educational innovation is student safety," adding, "Our education office will make relentless efforts to create schools where students are safe from various risks, including infectious diseases, without any negligence."

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